invasion of (someone's) privacy
idiom
: a situation in which someone fails to respect a person's right to keep certain personal information from being known
She felt that the guard's request to search her was an invasion of (her) privacy.
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The decision comes after a group of 19 Democratic state attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, sued the Trump administration in February asserting DOGE’s access to the financial data was an invasion of privacy.
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Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
The plaintiff is suing for libel, slander, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, portraying him in a false light and negligence.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 26 Feb. 2025
False light is an invasion of privacy that portrays someone in an unfair light.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Though some justified their actions as a way to monitor carbon footprints, the public figures involved saw it as an invasion of privacy.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
The plaintiff is suing for libel, slander, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, portraying him in a false light and negligence.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 26 Feb. 2025
False light is an invasion of privacy that portrays someone in an unfair light.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Though some justified their actions as a way to monitor carbon footprints, the public figures involved saw it as an invasion of privacy.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Invasion of (someone's) privacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invasion%20of%20%28someone%27s%29%20privacy. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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